Honda is now accepting bids from qualified companies for the construction of its $20 million maintenance, repair and overhaul facility at Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro.

“After careful analysis and attention to diversity and inclusion, American Honda will be accepting construction bids from a pool of experienced companies,” according to a company statement. “Honda has intentionally committed to bringing together a diverse group of companies for this process. All bidding companies are either minority-owned, or will partner with minority-owned companies.”

Honda Aircraft Company, Inc., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (NYSE: HMC) has been busy preparing the 60-acre site for the new MRO facility as part of its $80 million expansion that includes the addition of 419 high-paying jobs over the next five years.

Honda Aircraft already employs more than 600 people in Greensboro and utilizes more than 500,000 square feet at the airport, including its headquarters building, a research-and-development facility and a manufacturing building.

When the maintenance, repair and overhaul facility is complete in 2013, Honda Aircraft will have about 600,000 square feet of space at PTI.

The company is developing a new $4.5 million corporate jet, known as the HondaJet, and expects to begin delivery on the first jets in 2013.